Drapery support



DRAPERY SUPPORT Filed Jan. 15, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 19, 1932. R. D. w. VROOM DRAPERY SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 15, 1951 NN MM I NVENTOR 19. 11 v/wm ATTORN EY Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ROBERT D. W. VROOM, 0F WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO H. L. JUDD COMPANY, INC., 0F WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE DRAVZPERY surron r Application filed January 15, 1931.

My invention relates to a drapery support, and more particularly to. a support for draw curtains.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a new and improved means for supporting and operating draw curtains which is practically noiseless in operation and is of sturdy construction and not likely to get out of order.

It is a further object of the invention to provide supporting and operating means which will permit the meeting edges of draw curtains to overlap, thus excluding the passage of light between the meeting edges and giving a more pleasing appearance to the curtains when closed. Other objects and features of the invention will be pointed out or will become apparent upon a reading: of the specification. I

Briefly stated, in a preferred form of the invention I employ a curtain track in the form of a slotted tube having two bearing surfaces therein, and I also employ two carriers, one of which supports the meeting edge of one of a pair of draw curtains and coacts with one of the bearing surfaces, and the other of which supports the meeting edge of the other curtain and coacts with the other bearing surface. This arrangement permits the carriers to pass by each. other when the curtain is closed. When the carriers'pass by each other, the curtains which are attached thereto will overlap.

In the drawings which show, for illustrative purposes only, a preferredform of the invention Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a drapery support embodying features of my invention, part being broken away for clarity;

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the drapery support shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken upon the plane of the line 33 in Fig. 1

Fig. 4 is a transverse section-taken upon the plane of the line 4-4 in Fig. 1;

' Fig. 5 is a side View of one of the master carriers which is used to support the meeting edges of the curtains;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form Serial No. 508,920.

of my invention, part being broken away for the sake of clarity;

' Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the device shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a transverse section-taken upon the plane of the line 8 -8 in Fig. 6;

Fig.9 is a transverse section taken upon the plane of the line 9-9 in Fig. 6;

Fig.10 is a side'elevation of the modified form of master carrier used in the device shown in Figs. 6 and 7 for supportingthe meeting edges of the curtains.

In said illustrative drawings, 10rep'resents a curtain track in' the form of a tube which is supported in the supports 11 11 and is 6 held against movement in such supports by any convenient means such as screws. 12 is a longitudinal opening or slot in the tube 10.

1313 are bearing surfaces or roller paths 1 surfaces on the same side of the slot. 114. and

15 are pulleys pivoted to the support 11 at one endof the tube 10, and 16 is a pulley pivoted to-the support 11 at the other end of the tube 10. 17' isa cord or rope which is passed over the pulley 14, then overth'e pulley 16, and then over the pulley 15', and by means of which a pair of draw curtains can be opened or closed.

Attached to the cord 17 on opposite sides of the pulley 16 are two master carriers such as are shown in Figs. 3'and 5 and which are intended to be attached to the inner or meeting edges of a pair of draw curtains. Each of these carriers consists of a p'air'of antifriction rollers 18-18, preferably made of fiber, which are pivoted by means of the pivots 1919 to a carrier body 20. The cord 17 is attached to the member 20 by means of the clamping plate 21 and screw 22. Felt washers 23* are attached at eachend of the member 20.- The lower part of themember 20, which is the curtain attachment portion 7 of the member, is offset as shown at 24 from the upper part of the member 20 so that the 3 intermediate their ends as well as at both or apart.

ends. I therefore provide a suitable number of intermediate carriers such as shown in Fig;

4. Each of these consists of'twoanti-friction rollers 26-26 coacting with the two bearing surfaces 13-13 and connected to each other by means of aspindle27. 28 is a support member for supporting the curtain and is connected to a sleeve 29 which embraces the spindle 27." 3030 are felt strips which are attached, preferably by means of rivets, to-

. each side of the support member 28 for the purpose of eliminating the noise which would be caused by the coming together of carriers. In Figs. 6 and 7 I show a modification of my invention. Figs. 8 and 10 show a modified form of master carrier and Fig. 9 shows a modified form of an intermediate carrier.

In the modified form of the master carrier shown in Figs. 8 and 10, the carrier body 31 is bent so as to form a flange 32. A curtain attachment ring 33 is attached to the flange Y 32 so as to support the curtain from a point which is almost directly below. the rollers 18-18. The member 31 has a clamping lug 34 and a lever 35 is pivoted near one of its ends, at 36, to'the member 31. The short arm ofthe lever 35 hasa cammed gripping surface 37 formed thereon to coact directly with the cord 17 and clampit against-the clamp ing lug 34 when the lever 35 is operated. Thereby the carrier is clamped securely to the cord... r I "lh'e intermediate carriershown in Fig. 9 is similar to the intermediate carrier shown in'Fig. 4 except that the anti-friction rollers 26 are pivoted at the opposite ends of a yoke 38 to which is attached a curtain attachment ring 39.

When my device is used for the-support of a pair of draw curtains, one of the master carriers shown in Fig. 5.01 in Fig. 10 is attached to the left-hand edge of the right-hand curtain, and one of these master carriers is also attached to the right-hand edge of the left-hand curtain. By pulling the cord 17, the two curtains can be easily moved together lVhen the master carriers are moved to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, and 7, the meeting edges of the curtains will overlap. 3 Intermediate carriers, such as shown in Fig. 4 or Fig. 9, may be employed each other.

gle longitudinal opening therein and having two bearing surfaces therein, a carrier coacting withonly one of said bearing surfaces, a carrier coacting with only the other of: said bearing surfaces, an operating cord within said tube, and means within said, tube for clamping one of said carriers to said cord, so that when said cord is actuated one of said carriers will pass by the other.

, 2. A drapery supportcomprising, a curtain track in the form of atube having a sin gle longitudinal opening therein and having two roller paths adjacent to and parallel with said opening,acarrier having a roller therein which coacts with only one of said roller paths, a carrier having a rollertherein which coacts with only the other of said roller paths, anoperating cord withinsaid tube,

and means within said tube for clamping one of said carriers to said cord, so that when said cord is actuated one of said carriers will pass by the other.

'3. A draperysupport comprising, curtain track in the form of a tube having a longltudinal opening thereln and havlng two bearing surfaces adjacent to said opening, a

master carrier coacting with only one of said bearing surfaces, a master carrier coacting withonly the other of said bearing surfaces, a pulley and an operating cord passing around said pulley, said master carriers being attachedv to said operating cord at opposite actuated to cause said carriers to pass by each other. c

4. A drapery support comprising a curtain track in 'thefform of a tube havinga sides of said pulley so that'said cord may be longitudinal opening therein and having roller paths adjacent to said opening, a master carrier having a rollerthereon which 00- acts with only one of said roller paths, a master carrier having a roller thereon which 00- acts with only the other of said roller paths,

a pulley and an operating'cord passing around said pulley, said master carriers being attached to said operatingcord at'opposite sides of said pulley so that said cord may be actuated to cause said gitudinal opening therein and havingtwo carriers topass by V roller paths therein, a master carrier having a roller thereon which coacts with only one of said roller paths, a master carrier having a roller thereon which coacts with only the other of said roller paths, a plurality of intermediate carriers having rollers thereon which coast with both of said roller paths, a pulley, and an operating cord passing around said pulley, said master carrier being attached to said operating cord at opposite sides of said pulley, so that when said cord is actuated to close a pair of curtains attached to said carriers the meeting edges of said curtains will overlap.

6. A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier, said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body and a clamping lever pivoted to said carrier body, whereby when said lever is operated a curtain cord will be clamped to said carrier body.

7 A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier, said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body and a lever pivotedto said carrier body, whereby when said lever is operated a curtain cord will be clamped between said lever and said carrier body.

8. A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier, said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body and a lever pivoted to said carrier body, said lever having a gripping surface adjacent to one end thereof, whereby when said lever is operated a curtain cord will be clamped between said gripping surface and said carrier body.

9. A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier, said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body, an anti-friction roller pivoted thereto and coacting with said track, and a lever pivoted to said carrier body and having a gripping surface adjacent to one end thereof, whereby when said lever is operated a curtain cord will be clamped between said gripping surface and said carrier body.

10. A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier, said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body and a clamping lever pivoted to said carrier body, said clamping lever having a cam surface adjacent to one end thereof, whereby when said lever is operated a curtain cord will be clamped to said carrier body.

11. A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier,'said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body, an anti-friction rollerpivoted thereto and coacting with said track, and a clamping lever pivoted to said carrier body, said clamping lever having a cam surface adjacent to one end thereof, whereby when said lever is operated a curtain cord will be clamped between said cam surface and said carrier body.

12. A drapery support comprising, a curtain track and a master curtain carrier, said master curtain carrier comprising, a carrier body, an anti-friction roller pivoted thereto and coacting with said track, and a clamping lever pivoted near one of its ends to said carrier body, the short arm of said clamping lever having a cammed gripping surface formed thereon to coact directly with a curtain cord and clamp said cord against said carrier body when said clamping lever is operated.

13. A drapery support comprising a curtain track in the form of a tube having a longitudinal slot therein, a carrier slidable within said tube, part of said carrier projecting through said slot to form a curtain attachment portion, and sound absorbing means interposed between said part and each interposed between a part of said carrier and 

